On 19 May, one of the matches of the 27th round of the Ukrainian football championship took place. Vorskla (Poltava) and Kryvbas (Kryvyi Rih) met.
Ukrainian Premier League, 27th matchday
Vorskla (Poltava) - Kryvbas (Kryvyi Rih) - 1:0 (0:0)
Goal: Stepaniuk (62)
Warnings: T. Seferi (21), I. Dibango (28), Zaderaka (34), Y. Pavlyuk (42), D. Sosah (50), Stepaniuk (52)
In a tense Premier League match, Poltava's Vorskla defeated Girnyk 1-0 at Alex Butovskyi's Vorskla Stadium. Both teams showed impressive defensive skills in the first half, ending it 0-0. The first half saw some intense clashes between the two teams which resulted in a number of yellow cards. In the 21st minute, Poltava Vorskla's T. Seferi was given a yellow card. Seferi, and in the 42nd minute - Pavlyuk. Girnyk I. Dibango and M. Zaderaka also received yellow cards on 28th and 34th minutes respectively. D.Sosakh of Girnyk and R.Stepaniuk of Vorskla Poltava received yellow cards on 50th and 52nd minutes respectively. The game took a different turn in the second half when Vorskla's R. Stepaniuk scored an impressive goal in the 62nd minute to put his team ahead.
Girnyk tried to level the score, but Vorskla's defenders were too strong. As the match progressed, both teams made a few substitutions trying to turn the game in their favor. On 60 minutes, D.Sosakha from Girnyk was replaced by V.Semotiuk. A. Chelyadin of Vorskla Poltava was replaced by V. Yurchenko on 72 minutes. Girnyk made two more substitutions: M. Lunev was replaced with T. Korablin on 78 minutes and V. Ryabov was replaced with Y. Opanasenko on 81 minutes. Vorskla Poltava made two more substitutions: I. Kane replaced I. Krupskiy on 82 minutes and T. Seferi replaced V. Chesnakova on 90 minutes. As a result, Vorskla Poltava clinched a 1-0 win thanks to a goal scored by R. Stepaniuk in the second half. Stepaniuk in the second half. Both teams played incredibly well, but it was Vorskla's forwards and defenders who had the advantage over their opponents. Overall, it was an exciting and tense match which left the fans anticipating the upcoming events in the Premier League.
In the next round, the rivals are waiting for the following matches: Dnipro 1 - Vorskla, Kryvbas - Metalist.
| Vorskla | Kryvbas | |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Goals on goal | 2 |
| 8 | Strokes | 8 |
| 0 | Blocked punches | 0 |
| 0 | Kicks from the penalty area | 0 |
| 0 | Kicks from behind the penalty box | 0 |
| 13 | Offences | 18 |
| 4 | Corner | 5 |
| 0 | Offsides | 0 |
| 0 | Possession of the ball | 0 |
| 3 | Yellow cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red cards | 0 |
| 2 | Safeties by goalkeeper | 1 |
| 0 | Total assists | 0 |
| 0 | Accurate passes | 0 |
| 0 | Accuracy of transmissions | 0 |